We have created a society where individual rights and freedoms, compassion and diversity are core to our citizenship. But underlying that idea of Canada is the promise that we all have a chance to build a better life for ourselves and our children.

I am a teacher. It's how I define myself. A good teacher isn't someone who gives the answers out to their kids but is understanding of needs and challenges and gives tools to help other people succeed. That's the way I see myself, so whatever it is that I will do eventually after politics, it'll have to do a lot with teaching.

Canada has always been there to help people who need it.

Openness, respect, integrity - these are principles that need to underpin pretty much every other decision that you make.

Living your life in the public eye is a greater burden than most people can imagine.

The fact is Canadians understand that immigration, that people fleeing for their lives, that people wanting to build a better life for themselves and their kids is what created Canada, it's what created North America.

A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian. And you devalue the citizenship of every Canadian in this place and in this country when you break down and make it conditional for anyone.

One of the reasons why Canadians are generally positively inclined towards immigration is we've seen over decades, over generations, that it works.

We need to make sure we're all working together to change mindsets, to change attitudes, and to fight against the bad habits that we have as a society.